(362 words) Vasily Terkin is a simple ordinary soldier, whom front-line correspondent A. Twardowski made the main character of his poem. This work was memorized in the trenches on the front lines, in the rear and on the occupied land, and popular love for this book is explained by the central image of the poem in which everyone saw himself. That is why it is worth analyzing the character of Vasily Terkin in more detail.
Hero Twardowski - a real "shirt-guy." He maintains the fighting spirit of the fighters, because his jokes and jokes make them pull themselves together and live, no matter what. What is only his reaction to rubbing with alcohol when he jokingly asks a nurse to pour him a glass for internal warming (chapter “Crossing”)! But he was at that moment in the balance of death, having bathed in ice water during the execution of the order. Such behavior without pathos and a heroic pose indicates courage, determination and willpower. Vasily honestly leads the country to victory, risks himself, but is not proud of it, but considers the feat to be the norm in wartime.
It is very symbolic that the hero has a village origin and a name common to Russia. So the author makes him related to the people, makes it clear that Basil is not an exception, but a collective image of all the defenders of the homeland. There are many such Terkins, and all of them will fight to the last drop of blood, but at the same time do not lose their human faces from cruelty and spilled blood. No matter what happens, the soldier keeps his pure and good soul for peacetime. So, in the chapter “Two Soldiers” the hero patiently and respectfully communicates with the old people, is not offended for their unwillingness to share supplies with the fighter. He gently exhorts the owners of the house, realizing that they too have a hard time in the hungry wartime. But the guest willingly helps them with the housework, fixes the clock and consoles the interlocutors, saying that the Russian people will stand and protect the fatherland. In the same chapter, the reader sees the connection of the image with the epic hero who is gaining strength in the hut, takes over the experience of the elderly and goes to fight for his homeland.
Thus, the character of Vasily Terkin is the embodiment of courage, perseverance, humor and ingenuity of the Russian people. The hero embodied all the main national features, so Soviet citizens fell in love with him and even memorized stories about the adventures of a soldier. Despite the cruelty and bloodshed around, they found solace in poetry, where the same simple person spoke about their joys and sorrows as they themselves.
